公开(公告)号：US08251793B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120122579A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-17

申请号：US13355880

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed for providing distributed RNG calculation capability. Generally, gaming machines cooperate on a gaming network to calculate a result for a RNG algorithm. A preferred system uses peer machines to perform partial RNG calculations, but cooperating server machines may also be used. One method calculates a first partial RNG calculation at a first machine using a seed value. The first machine transmits results of the first partial calculation to a second machine, which completes the RNG calculation. Some algorithms may include a step of combining partial results from two or more gaming machines. A preferred system uses a RNG state tracker and a seed tracker operating on a RNG master machine. This machine initializes a partial RNG with a seed value, and then tracks the state of the partial RNG using results from the completed calculation obtained over the network.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提供分布式RNG计算能力的方法，装置和程序产品。 通常，游戏机在游戏网络上协作以计算RNG算法的结果。 首选系统使用对等机器来执行部分RNG计算，但也可以使用协作的服务器机器。 一种方法使用种子值计算第一机器上的第一部分RNG计算。 第一台机器将第一部分计算的结果发送到第二台机器，完成RNG计算。 一些算法可以包括组合来自两个或更多个游戏机的部分结果的步骤。 首选系统使用在RNG主机上运行的RNG状态跟踪器和种子跟踪器。 该机器使用种子值初始化部分RNG，然后使用通过网络获得的完成计算的结果来跟踪部分RNG的状态。

公开(公告)号：US20120108314A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120100906A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13340460

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  A63F3/062 ,  A63F3/0645 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.

摘要翻译： 用于进行宾果游戏的方法包括使用服务器从多个电子播放器站收集游戏播放请求。 服务器确定一组收集的游戏播放请求是否满足一个或多个用于建立法定人数的预定义条件，如果是，则执行游戏组播放请求的游戏。 即使在游戏开始之后，服务器也继续收集玩游戏请求，准备进行额外的游戏。 当收集足够的游戏播放请求时，服务器启动下一个游戏，即使以前的游戏仍在进行中。

公开(公告)号：US20110207533A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13098839

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A gaming system according to one form of the present invention includes a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines the gaming system includes a system configuration arrangement and a game modification controller. The system configuration arrangement produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands, and, in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines included in the system.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一种形式的游戏系统包括多个游戏机，每个游戏机包括可重新配置以提供多个游戏呈现中的任何一个的单人游戏呈现装置。 除了游戏机之外，游戏系统还包括系统配置装置和游戏修改控制器。 系统配置安排基于手动输入，系统使用信息或与游戏设施中的一个或多个玩家相关的各种信息来产生系统配置命令。 包含在游戏系统的优选形式中的游戏修改控制器接收系统配置命令，并且响应于命令将呈现切换指令传送到系统中包括的一个或多个游戏机。

公开(公告)号：US07934987B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US11932322

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。

公开(公告)号：US07708638B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US10983021

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A method for detecting potential money-laundering activities or other illegal activities in the use of a gaming accounting system includes collecting data regarding a player's activity in a gaming system. The gaming system activity data is collected in terms of a gaming activity network, that is, a series of linked activities or events, and/or objects associated with activities or events. In response to a predefined event such as a cash out or credit redemption transaction request initiated by the player, the method includes evaluating the collected data to identify potentially illegal or prohibited activity. In the event illegal activity is indicated, the method includes taking some corrective action such as producing an operator alert to the potential illegal activity.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在使用游戏会计系统中检测潜在的洗钱活动或其他非法活动的方法包括在游戏系统中收集关于玩家的活动的数据。 根据游戏活动网络（即一系列链接的活动或事件）和/或与活动或事件相关联的对象来收集游戏系统活动数据。 响应于诸如由玩家发起的兑现现金或信用兑换交易请求的预定义事件，该方法包括评估所收集的数据以识别潜在的非法或禁止的活动。 如果指示非法活动，则该方法包括采取一些纠正措施，例如为潜在的非法活动提供操作员警报。

公开(公告)号：US08662994B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US13355880

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/32

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed for providing distributed RNG calculation capability. Generally, gaming machines cooperate on a gaming network to calculate a result for a RNG algorithm. A preferred system uses peer machines to perform partial RNG calculations, but cooperating server machines may also be used. One method calculates a first partial RNG calculation at a first machine using a seed value. The first machine transmits results of the first partial calculation to a second machine, which completes the RNG calculation. Some algorithms may include a step of combining partial results from two or more gaming machines. A preferred system uses a RNG state tracker and a seed tracker operating on a RNG master machine. This machine initializes a partial RNG with a seed value, and then tracks the state of the partial RNG using results from the completed calculation obtained over the network.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于提供分布式RNG计算能力的方法，装置和程序产品。 通常，游戏机在游戏网络上协作以计算RNG算法的结果。 首选系统使用对等机器来执行部分RNG计算，但也可以使用协作的服务器机器。 一种方法使用种子值计算第一机器上的第一部分RNG计算。 第一台机器将第一部分计算的结果发送到第二台机器，完成RNG计算。 一些算法可以包括组合来自两个或更多个游戏机的部分结果的步骤。 首选系统使用在RNG主机上运行的RNG状态跟踪器和种子跟踪器。 该机器使用种子值初始化部分RNG，然后使用通过网络获得的完成计算的结果来跟踪部分RNG的状态。

公开(公告)号：US08419528B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US12767677

申请日：2010-04-26

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A gaming system and method are disclosed that include anonymous and identified player tracking, wherein gaming data is collected over one, two, or more gaming sessions, the data is analyzed to determine whether a selected criterion or selected criteria have been met, and if so, then initiating a response, such as triggering a flag or transmitting a notification to an operator.

摘要翻译： 公开了包括匿名和识别的玩家跟踪的游戏系统和方法，其中通过一个，两个或更多个游戏会话收集游戏数据，分析数据以确定是否已经满足所选择的标准或选定的标准，如果是 ，然后发起响应，例如触发标志或向操作者发送通知。

公开(公告)号：US08376828B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-19

申请号：US13099060

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求，将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。